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By Sue Townsend , adapted by in five parts by Elizabeth Proud , with Nigel Planer as Mole.
1: Cooking for Living. In 1997 Adrian Mole , failed writer and single parent, is working as a chef in Soho when he is invited to take part in a new cookery programme. Director John Tydeman. Producer Kate McAII

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Peter Snow presents a history series in which the stories are provided by a randomly selected edition of a newspaper.2: The Sun - 3 March 1972. The community on Holy Island faces an uncertain future as Newcastle businessmen invade; Franklin Engelmann of Down Your Way dies; Stoke City face Chelsea in the League Cup final; and the Queen's witch doctor deserts her in Malaysia. Producer Andrew Green

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A comedy series from the book Tales of a Man
Called Fatherby Ronnie Knox Mawer , adapted in four parts by Carolyn Sally Jones.
3: Holidays. The Knox Mawers ' annual holiday to Newquay provides a challenge to eat the landlady's mackerel and to play cricket for
Atlantic View against Wavecrest Private Hotel.
Young Ronnie is, as ever, "completely hopeless".
Producer Catherine Pinner

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In five programmes meteorologist Helen Young recalls some extreme weather conditions that have occurred in the UK. 1: She remembers the worst days of smog in this century with the help of a fireman and doctor who were on duty on London's Streets. Producer Laura Parfitt (R)

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Radio 4's unique history of Britain tells the story of our present century. Narrated by Anna Massey , with additional readings by Robert Powell.
41: 1948 - BR, the NHS and the Berlin Airlift Producer Pete Atkin

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By Charles Dickens , dramatised by Mike Walker. Followingthe death of his father, Nicholas is found a position as assistant to Wackford Squeers at Dotheboy's Hall in Yorkshire. Part 1 of 30. Music arranged and performed by Melanie Pappenheim and Anne Wood. Director Jeremy Mortimer. Repeated from 10.45am
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John Waite follows the experience of refugees who have recently arrived in this country, from their point of entry in Doverto what befalls them as they try to create a new home for themselves and their families. Producer Susan Mitchell

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In the first of two programmes novelist
James Maw travels across Cambodia to deliver a library of 2,000 books to a school where the VSO is training English teachers, In the company of an aid convoy, he visits the breathtaking temples at Angkor, the former heart of Khmer civilisation.
Producer Rob Ketteridge

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By Maeve Binchy, read in eight parts by Pauline McLynn. Riaand Danny are a young couple from poor backgrounds who have managed to buy a huge house in Dublin. But Ria's dreams are shattered when Danny finds a very different woman. Part 1. Abridged and produced by Pam Brighton

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Paul Birchard reads the first of five extracts from
Scott Eyman 's acclaimed account of one of the most turbulent periods in Hollywood history-the talkie revolution, In the late summer of 1927 the silent film was at the height of its aesthetic and commercial success. But in October, the release of The Jazz Singerwas to change everything. Producer David Jackson Young. Abridged by Paul Birchard

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